Biblical satirist, LGBT ally, comes back to Philly
A Philadelphia-born atheist and satirist known for his comical interpretations of the Bible, and for his support of the LGBT community, will present at...
News Briefing
Hearing scheduled in murder case An evidentiary hearing in the Jason Shephard murder case is scheduled to be held later this month...
Appeal filed in Tobits case
Jennifer Tobits, a lesbian widow who's been seeking the death benefits of her deceased wife for three years, will have to wait a little...
Kyra Cordova remembered, one year later
While this Labor Day weekend will mark a symbolic end to the summer, it will also represent another more somber milestone for the local...
Transgender inmate files federal lawsuit
Gene L. Dickerson, a transgender state inmate, has filed a lawsuit in federal court, citing unsafe living conditions relating to her transgender...
LGBT leader encourages equality at march
In 1963, openly gay Pennsylvanian Bayard Rustin organized the March on Washington, which went on to become one of the nation’s most influential and...
Walmart gives grant to Philly LGBT elder group
The Walmart Foundation announced this week that it will provide a $300,000 grant to Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders, which provides support and...
PGN publisher given top journo honor
The founder and publisher of Philadelphia Gay News last weekend was given a national LGBT journalism group’s preeminent honor for his decades of work...
Gay Temple web series now an Emmy nominee
What began as a junior-year film project for Temple University student Michael Busza has now become an Emmy-nominated hit. The student-produced web...
News Briefing
No state training for Haverford panel More than two years after the creation of Haverford Township’s LGBT-inclusive human-relations ordinance, members of a panel that...
Six Flags LGBT event celebrates 10 years
Gay Day at Six Flags is back in full action, with some changes for its 10th anniversary. On Sept. 7, gates open...
International
Russian lawmaker proposes free ‘ex-gay’ therapy A senior Russian lawmaker wants to offer free psychotherapy to LGBT Russians. Mikhail Degtyarev...
BOOKSTORE BARGAINS
Passersby on Spruce Street checked out the offerings at Giovanni’s Room’s Summer Sidewalk Sale Aug. 17. Tables stretching in front of the...
Ramsey agrees to policy changes stemming from Morris incident
More than 10 years after the Nizah Morris incident, Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey has agreed to a series of policy changes...
NJ bans conversion therapy
New Jersey this week became only the second state in the country to ban so-called “ex-gay” therapy for minors. Republican Gov....
Nutter declines to sever ties with Russian city
The Nutter administration said this week that the city will maintain its connection with a Russian city that passed one of the nation’s first...
Antigay lawmaker pledges to block HB300
Despite having more than 90 cosponsors, House Bill 300 may struggle to get out of the House State Government Committee, which is chaired by...
Changes coming this fall for QSpot
Monthly LGBT youth event QSpot is moving to a new home this fall. The gathering — which offers local youth the...
Harrisburg hearing date set for MontCo marriage case
A Commonwealth Court judge next month will hear oral arguments on a Montgomery County official’s move to defy the state ban on same-sex marriage....
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